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Author(s): Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet; Steffen Hantke; Leigh M. McLennon; John Armstrong; Jayme Yahr; Hans Staats; Ben Kooyman; Glen Donnar; Steven Holmes; John Höglund; Gwyneth Peaty; Kylee Hartman-Warren; Agata Zarzycka; Karen J. Renner
ISBN(s): 9781138938212, 1138938211
Edition: Hardcover
File Details: PDF, 2.26 MB
Year: 2015
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1138938211 
ISBN 13: 9781138938212
Author: Agnieszka Soltysik Monnet, Steffen Hantke, Leigh M McLennon

In the context of the current explosion of interest in Gothic literature and popular culture, this interdisciplinary collection of essays explores for the first time the rich and long-standing relationship between war and the Gothic. Critics have described the global Seven Year’s War as the “crucible” from which the Gothic genre emerged in the eighteenth century. Since then, the Gothic has been a privileged mode for representing violence and extreme emotions and situations. Covering the period from the American Civil War to the War on Terror, this collection examines how the Gothic has provided writers an indispensable toolbox for narrating, critiquing, and representing real and fictional wars. The book also sheds light on the overlap and complicity between Gothic aesthetics and certain aspects of military experience, including the bodily violation and mental dissolution of combat, the dehumanization of “others,” psychic numbing, masculinity in crisis, and the subjective experience of trauma and memory. Engaging with popular forms such as young adult literature, gaming, and comic books, as well as literature, film, and visual art, War Gothic provides an important and timely overview of war-themed Gothic art and narrative by respected experts in the field of Gothic Studies. This book makes important contributions to the fields of Gothic Literature, War Literature, Popular Culture, American Studies, and Film, Television & Media.

War Gothic in Literature and Culture 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Genealogies of War Gothic

  1. Gothic Origins and the Violence of History
    • The French Revolution and the Birth of the Gothic Novel
    • Early Gothic Tropes (Ruin, Confinement, Spectrality) and Their Connection to Political Upheaval
    • The Terrors of Revolution and War in Early Gothic Literature
  2. The American Civil War and the Shaping of a National Gothic
    • Gothic Landscapes of the American South
    • Psychological and Physical Scars of the War
    • Texts: Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe (prefiguring), William Faulkner (later interpretations)
  3. World War I: Modernity’s Gothic Abyss
    • The Trenches as a Gothic Space
    • Shell Shock and Psychological Trauma as New Forms of Horror
    • The Undead Soldier, the Mutilated Body, the Haunting Memory
    • Texts: Trench poetry, early modernist novels

Part II: Manifestations of War Gothic in the Twentieth Century

  1. World War II and the Specters of Atrocity
    • The Holocaust and the Unrepresentable Horror
    • The Ruined City as a Gothic Locus
    • Psychological Aftermath and Generational Trauma
    • Texts: Literary responses to the Holocaust, post-war British and European fiction
  2. The Cold War and the Nuclear Gothic
    • Existential Dread and the Threat of Annihilation
    • The Bunker, the Fallout Shelter, the Surveillance State
    • Mutants, Monsters, and the Deformed Future
    • Texts: Science fiction, spy thrillers, films (e.g., Dr. Strangelove)
  3. The Vietnam War: Horror in the Jungle
    • The Landscape as a Hostile, Uncanny Force
    • Psychological Warfare and Moral Ambiguity
    • The Return of the Unheroic Veteran as a Haunted Figure
    • Texts: Vietnam War narratives (e.g., Apocalypse Now, The Things They Carried)

Part III: Contemporary War Gothic and its Resonances

  1. Post-9/11 Gothic: Terror, Surveillance, and the Unseen Enemy
    • The Transformation of the Urban Landscape into a Site of Terror
    • Drone Warfare and the Detached Gaze
    • The “War on Terror” and its Indefinite Nature
    • Texts: Contemporary fiction, films, television series (e.g., Homeland)
  2. The Veteran’s Body and Mind: Abjection and Haunting
    • The Wounded Body (Physical and Psychic) as a Gothic Site
    • PTSD and the Internalization of Trauma
    • The Veteran as a Figure of Anxiety and Alienation
    • Texts: Contemporary veteran narratives, films, documentaries
  3. Cyber War Gothic and the Digital Specter
    • The Invisible Threat in Cyberspace
    • Data Breaches, Surveillance, and Loss of Agency
    • The Algorithmic Uncanny and AI in Warfare
    • Texts: Cyber-thrillers, speculative fiction
  4. Conclusion: The Enduring Power of War Gothic
    • Summary of Key Arguments
    • The Adaptability of the Gothic Mode
    • The Necessity of the Gothic to Articulate the Unspeakable Aspects of War

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